Asus Z97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 11:54
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 244 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 543 58% 461 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 72.4 Parallax 64.5 55% 68.3 fps	MRender 79.7 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 57.4 54% 67.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 97 59 51 50 50 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 455 Mixed 344 SusWrite 108 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 52.5 182% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 225 194% 290 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 149GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 453 456 464 465 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 463 Mixed 446 SusWrite 439 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.8 195% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 309 229% 302 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 22GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 42.7 Write 41 Mixed 31 SusWrite 38.8 28% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 69%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 108 108 109 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 128 Write 103 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 108 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	51% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 62%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97I-PLUS - $200

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	233x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	103x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	51x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	63x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16